can't insert russian text into mysql database

Question

When I\'m trying to insert russian text into MySQL database it inserts it like: г???????????? ?? ????????
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So, I have two pages: regist

Answer 1

I store greek in tables created like ths:

CREATE TABLE `test` (
  `test_id` SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL   AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `test_name` VARCHAR(30)  NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY  (`test_id`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB   DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 ROW_FORMAT=COMPACT;

Or if table already created I guess you can change the charset it in the phpmyadmin interface. Maybe this helps.